Public Policy, BS

Core Courses - 5 courses (15 credits)

• SOCSCI 0105 - INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC POLICY (Fall term)
• SOCSCI 0200 - RESEARCH METHODS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES (Every term)

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• SOCSCI 1104 - QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS

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• SOCSCI 1040 - PROGRAM EVALUATION

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• HIST 1010 - HISTORICAL INQUIRY AND METHODS

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• COMMRC 1030 - RESEARCH METHODS IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES

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• PS 1954 - POLITICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH METHODS & WRITING

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• PS 1261 - AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY (tbd)

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• PS 1265 - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS (tbd)

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• COMMRC 1104 - POLITICAL COMMUNICATION (Spring term)

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• COMMRC 1111 - THEORIES OF PERSUASION (Spring term)

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• COMMRC 1153 - RHETORIC AND PUBLIC POLICY (Fall term)

Electives - 5 courses (15 credits)

Students choose 5 courses (15 credits). Students are to work with a faculty advisor to create a course of study. Partial list 

• COMMRC 0500 - ARGUMENT
• COMMRC 1127 - IMAGE RESTORATION IN THE MEDIA
• COMMRC 1129 - ENVIRONMENTAL RHETORIC
• COMMRC 1146 - INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
• COMMRC 1153 - RHETORIC AND PUBLIC POLICY
• COMMRC 1220 - PUBLIC RELATIONS STRATEGY AND PRACTICES
• COMMRC 1410 - FILM AND PROPAGANDA

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• CJ 0002 - CRIME, LAW, AND PUBLIC POLICY (cross-listed with SOC 0020)
• CJ 0210 - AMERICAN SYSTEM OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

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• ECON 0835 - GOVERNMENT AND THE ECONOMY
• ECON 0134 - PUBLIC ECONOMICS

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• HCM 1110 - HEALTHCARE POLICY, LAW AND ETHICS

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• MGMT 1125 - BUSINESS ECONOMICS
• MGMT 1851 - LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
• MGMT 1861 - MANAGEMENT POLICY & ADMINSTRTN

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• PS 1211 - LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
• PS 1241 - PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND POLITICAL SYSTEM
• PS 1252 - STATE GOVERNMENT
• PS 1541 - POLITICS GLOBAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS

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• SOC 0007 - SOCIAL PROBLEMS
• SOC 0145 - DRUGS AND SOCIETY
• SOC 0335 - SOCIOLOGY OF POLITICS (cross-listed with PS 0335)
• SOC 0433 - SOCIAL INEQUALITY
• SOC 0477 - MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
• SOC 0600 - RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS
• SOC 1305 - ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

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• SOCSCI 1850 - THE WASHINGTON CENTER ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
• SOCSCI 1905 - POLICY PRACTICUM: SYSTEMS THINKING SEMINAR & EXPERIENCE

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• STAT 1221 - APPLIED REGRESSION

Additional Requirements 3 courses (9 credits)

Internship and Practicum Credits with Public Policy Capstone Course (3 cr.)

• SOCSCI 1900 - INTERNSHIP (3 credits)
• SOCSCI 1955 - SOCIAL SCIENCES CAPSTONE (3 credits)
• SOCSCI 1905 - POLICY PRACTICUM: SYSTEMS THINKING SEMINAR & EXPERIENCE (3 credits)

General Education Courses 7 courses (22 Credits)

• ECON 0100 - INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMIC THEORY
• ECON 0110 - INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMIC THEORY
• PS 0200 - AMERICAN POLITICS OR
• SOC 0009 - AMERICAN SOCIETY
• STAT 0200 - BASIC APPLIED STATISTICS OR
• STAT 1000 - APPLIED STATISTICAL METHODS OR
• STAT 1100 - STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY FOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
• PHIL 0300 - INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS OR
• PHIL 1380 - BUSINESS ETHICS
• COMMRC 0320 - MASS COMMUNICATION AND SOCIETY
• SOC 0010 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

Total Credits: 39